TOKYO -- With COVID-19 spreading from China to other countries, pharmaceutical, chemical and other companies are rushing to develop quick test kits that promise to facilitate quarantine procedures.
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Corporate Japan rushes to devise quick coronavirus tests
New kits may arrive in summer but some will face government scrutiny
Japanese companies have joined the global scramble to come up with a faster coronavirus test that does not compromise on accuracy. © 2020 IVDC China CDC/ Kyodo
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